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Oakfield Park School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract WF7 7DT · oakfieldpark.wakefield.sch.uk · 01977 613423
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Pupils
- 176
- 14 over 162 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 62.9%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | 0 |
Ofsted
Oakfield Park School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 8 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 28
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (100%) with SEND